The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-26

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could possibly explain it to you. Hey,
pete" A.. .oshu
a dino was dropped from before his face.
n certainly was tough-looklng counte-
I His head sunk down between his
tbonIder blades, like the head of vulture,
. nd was bent forward i'll the same way.
EfIis under Jaw was longer than the upper
bne and gave him the appearance OF a
SnIldog with under teeth showing. his
$;t+ia Hack ewes were overshadowed by
, oTrT forehead, and sparkled like those
n g snake. To make his face still more
q idaous his upper jaw was totally devoid
tooth Whenever he smiled his
s,1orth looked as though it was filed with red
FLANNEL. .
1. I p yye1t t Eis se il 8 To gg1f1
E{tck the upturned cigarette ne Wac ~iaos.'
r. in fine corner of his mouth, and moved
q is head from side to side In the Bowery
manner.
10 friend of mine. lie wants TO talk with
kOun
Il "Dublin Pete" laid the newspaper on
blair and staggered over like an old South
- whaler There was broad grin on his
- Shrewd wrinkles shot from the cor
hers of his ewes like the rays OF setting
In. and his mouth assumed the shape of
&hp moon in its first quarter, the corners
&ryinc TO see how near they could come
IA each eve. The cigarette adhered
Ia the corner of his upper lip and
%vorked up and down at every motion Of his
head.
Il proud ter know yer, young Teller"
How much did you make to-day, Pete|
asked the bartender.
ii We'll. ter tell yer de trute, Billy, never
thought ter count up. | spose | ralIed in
bout four DIS Less see, answered the man
hvho takes epileptic fits for living as he
kcrewed one side of his face into hideous
&istortion and scratched the other side with
his index finger, as if trying to call some
thing into recollection. "When l come to
b. de Jersey ferry boat de guys TUX up a
lection fer me of one d and Soc Den wen
"a dropped on de floor of de annex scooped
er caser Dat bloke on Whitehall street
gim me feed an 25c Yes, dat's about wat
went inter me kick since mornin'. All, de
business is gettin' dull Folks is droppin'
pnter me game
81 Pete looked as though thoroughly discour-
hged at the dullneSs of trade.
slow did you make the moneys" he was
lhsked
How does make it, hey?" and dublin
Pete winked at the bartender, gave a little
chuckle, and said, Fits. Yes, sir, Pm de
head of de profesh in de fit business. How
DO do it! Well, jes' gifts onto ferry
boat where deres gang NV women, an
when eyerything's quiet like an de boats in
de middle of de river, | makes out like I'm
goin' out on de front end of de boat and
Ewhen gifts in the middle of de floor / drops
&down in a fit Whisky's brought an
8pouled down me troat, an when / comes
to l allus tells dem its cause l amt eat
nawthln' all day. Den dey takes up cleo
ton fer me. Now you've got de whole
7 Bracket"
Are there any other men who earn money
y by having fits"
rs dey! Well, l should smoker. Dere's
SIX er dem In dis city: but none er denis got
1e snap down fine but me. Pm de boss on
nus All er dem uses soap fer ter make de
foam come in der mouth | don't. | makes
4 Nixey."
Pete turned his back to the bar, put his
thumbs In his suspenders and assumed an air
a Of superiority
Don't you ever get spotted bypeople who
may have seen you beforer'
& We'll | should giggle"
lie didn't giggle though, but edited
B smiles.
l wus down dc Battry tree weeks ago an
nVppe'l III a ut on de sidewalk. A copper
gu ohter me an commenced to club me on
ae Ieet: L wouldn't come to, dough. |
"yliuh give meself away. Den he trowed
oucA Ell er water over me head, but never
Hmes to till they give me bug Juice. Den
u went Ter clubbln' agin, an lef' ME when
@6oC IlIed ter chase the sparrows off de
slass. lie dropped on de faae tree months
ieOe tnen related in his rough veInacular
IaCeXperence he had in going down one day
u Gohey Island on board an excursion boat.
~ oe9ah TO sing, but finding no money in
s W. voice he tell to the deck in a fit. The
f o.s VINO had evidently seen him be-
4 S e, administered a tumblerful of salt
| Cumb NiOH iii''uo h4il suc-
o. wait minute, -" said the bartender as the
ySI Ila.G was about ia ing his leave, land
now he has fitsn " ''-0" y"
,raaceolulngly the door was lock ed, and Pete
%ssfIed TO the center of the room remar..-
r9 si ~ give 1t to you mild so holler when
!VSVe got dose.
baootatcely had he concluded when his form
frosl lg ID except his head, which turned
Al tii sue 10 side, his eyeballs rolling until
dsN J,le $50 only the whites were visible. Sud
hOa' ard - uilcdl unly yen ne tell TO the
Nr anu what appeared to be his head
srS with crash. He Lic1 ed and rasned
S S4 h%grlggled in a pitiful manner, actually
Ggry1lig at the mouth. After a cry Of
oa HoIsn. from the reporter, he slowly
ds1aJ ms eyes and loo ed around in a
par au way, Spo ca few words at random nn-
SsienItiy' and said; Flows datg Amt it a
uuIt your hcadw N'''" ''u
shoulder i.aic blades w De' O''O "''' nie
hes. y men did you first begin the fit bust
shar '''Iiiea de whole biz in tho Protec.,
limo was lpgged when ! was a kid
go.s' tle 7i.tln' played out round here. I'm
amt No., ' rr ,so mex month, where lie Poop
fer mo t',. nehd OF de fake. But It's time
NJ la-tnn ''